David Adjaye, architect of the African-American History Museum, designs Brit Award 2019 trophy

An opportunity to question and explore what is the nature of perfection and imperfection.

Christopher CoxDecember 19, 2018

British Architect David Adjaye swaps the traditional hourglass for a figure with “unique” proportions as he has designed the trophy for the winner of next year’s Brit Awards.

Adjaye partnered with progressive Czech glassmaking and design company LASVIT, who used a complex glass casting process to produce a completely unique set of statues.The trophies are cast in solid glass, finished with a translucent, frosty effect.

On the design, David said: “ My take on the BRIT trophy is the manifestation of a great material forged in fire and shaped into the body of a woman. She is unique, and proportionally she is very different. For me, designing the award was an opportunity to question and explore – what is the nature of perfection and imperfection, what is the notion of beauty… it was exciting to transfer those ideas to a smaller object. Now, we have something that I really, really love; I’m very happy .”